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State & Local Public Health: An Overview of Regulatory Authority

Public health has been broadly defined as “organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health.”1 State and local public health agencies2 are commonly described as the “backbone” of the public health system.3 Although these agencies, along with local boards of health, are all administrative bodies committed to public health, their roles in the

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